It’s no secret that the growth of publicly available data, or open data, is more prevalent than ever. From government databases, such as those aggregated by Data.gov, to data made available via tools such as Google Places API, the public has access to an overwhelming amount of information.

In the same month that Apple Pay crossed the Atlantic and went live in the UK following its US debut in October 2014, Samsung has announced a new partnership with MasterCard that will bring its take on smartphone-enabled payments to potentially the whole of Europe.

Activity apps are all the rage right now thanks in part to any number of smartwatches and bands you can wear, as well as Apple’s HealthKit initiative. There’s a lot of activity going on out there, and we’re finally tracking the data that goes along with it.

Even though plenty of users will be upgrading to Windows 10 for free from their Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 devices, there are still users out there who need to purchase the new operating system separately.